Quickly wear: There are always those who are not afraid of death and want to torture me

Late at night, Lingxi Hall was quiet, except for the occasional burst of candles that made a soft "boom" sound.

You can clearly hear a pin dropping to the ground.

On the mahogany carved bed, heavy gauze curtains blocked the scene inside.There is a quilt and pillow on the floor next to the bed, and a human-shaped arc is arched in the quilt.

In order to protect the fifth prince day and night, Mo Qin had developed the habit of sleeping under Cui Qiu's bed every night.In this way, if an assassin comes in, he will be able to detect any footsteps or subtle noises immediately.

But this is very different from the feeling of knowing clearly that an assassin will come in tonight.

Mo Qin was covered with a quilt and was always in a state of high nervousness. His eyes were wide open in the darkness. He clutched the jade pendant on his heart tightly in his hand and covered the sweat on his hands.

During the day, the servants had been busy all day in order to welcome the fifth prince's move.

At night, except for the eunuch on night duty, everyone else returned to their rooms and fell asleep.

Until there was an exclamation from inside the palace: "Your Highness!" Then there was a sonorous sound of metal collision.

Only then did the drowsy night watch maid wake up, and she rushed into the inner room with a quick stride, and then she saw a man dressed in black fighting with Eunuch Mo next to His Highness the Fifth Prince.

The maid screamed and shouted: "Ah! There is an assassin! The assassin has been caught!"

This voice quickly alerted the entire Lingxi Palace. Everyone didn't even have time to tie up their hair, and they all got up with disheveled hair to catch the assassin.

However, after the maid screamed, the assassin realized that the situation was reversed and ran away from the window quickly.

In the end, a group of people searched for most of the night but could not find any trace of the assassin.

The next day, the news of assassins entering Lingxi Palace spread throughout the imperial city.Although the Fifth Prince was not hurt at this moment, His Highness was already timid and weak.

I was so frightened that I developed a high fever that night.

When the emperor found out, Long Yan was furious.

There are people who dare to cause trouble in the imperial city and sneak into the palace late at night to assassinate the prince. Is there any royal method?

Immediately ordered people to start investigating, digging three feet into the ground to find the assassin.

After attending the morning court, he went to Lingxi Hall to express condolences to Cui Qiu in person.

Poor Fifth His Highness, he walked around the Gate of Hell on the first day after returning to the palace. He was so timid that he was almost scared to death by the assassin.

His face was red from the heat, and he was still shouting in a daze, "Don't kill me, please don't kill me!".

This made the emperor Cui Yuanjue, who loved his son very much, feel distressed. Not only did he send more guards to guard Lingxi Hall, he also severely punished the slaves who failed to protect their master and escorted them all to the Shenxing Department to perform hard labor.

After this incident, all the servants in Lingxi Palace who had been sent in by various palaces either to inquire about information or as internal agents were dismissed and replaced by Cui Qiu's people.

It can be said that it was the first beautiful battle he won after entering the palace.

However, His Highness the Fifth Prince, who has taken the first step to establish a solid foundation, has no intention of celebrating right now.

Shortly after the emperor left, he immediately rushed to a room in the side hall, his steps as strong and quick as a gust of wind, and he didn't show any sign of physical weakness or internal exhaustion.

There were several oil lamps burning in the room, illuminating the pale face of the man on the bed.

A pair of peach blossom eyes as clean and pure as moonlight were gently closed, and the slender eyebrows were slightly frowned, as if they could not avoid the pain even in sleep.Her jet-black hair was spread out on the pillow, making her small face as pale as paper, but showing a sickly beauty.

Sitting beside the bed was a man dressed as a scholar. While diagnosing someone's pulse, he looked at the person on the bed with his narrow phoenix eyes.

I sighed in my heart: This guy is also a beauty if you look closely, but it's a pity that he is a eunuch.

Seeing Cui Qiu come in, the man quickly stood up and gave up his seat.

Cui Qiu lifted up his robe and sat down. He held Mo Qin's wrist stretched out from the quilt with a worried look on his face and asked in a serious tone: "How is he?"

The scholar replied: "Your Highness, please rest assured. Although Eunuch Mo was poisoned by the assassin's knife, he has survived the most dangerous period. As long as he takes good medicine, he will recover soon."

Cui Qiu looked at the wrinkles between Mo Qin's eyebrows and frowned, "Will he be in pain?"

The man was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "Peacock Feather is a highly poisonous substance that hurts the lungs, but I have already given him Yaowanggu's detoxification pill, and his life has been saved, but his internal organs may still hurt for a while. .”

Cui Qiu's brows tightened after hearing this, as if he was experiencing the same pain as Mo Qin.

He sat quietly in front of the bed, his slender jade-like hand resting on the back of Mo Qin's hand, his phoenix eyes lowered like a slender brush, carefully tracing his outline and facial features.

The level of concern is evident.

The man looked at this scene and frowned slightly.

Although he had learned many times how much His Highness the Fifth Prince valued Mo Qin, a close eunuch, he still couldn't help but have similar thoughts of disapproval in his heart---

He's just a eunuch.Does a rootless thing need such care?

Finally, he withdrew without saying a word, leaving this place to their master and servant.

In mid-air, a ball of light that no one could see witnessed everything.

An electronic voice said: "It seems that the male protagonist's cousin still has a strong opinion of you."

Mo Qin shrugged and said, "He doesn't have a big problem with me, but he has a problem with the fact that Cui Qiu is too close to me."

System: "Is there any difference? Is it possible that he still has objections to the male protagonist? That is the master he wants to assist."

The young man dressed as a scholar just now and diagnosing Mo Qin's pulse was Qiu Si, the cousin of the fifth prince Cui Qiu.

Five years ago, Concubine Shu was accused of committing adultery with a guard.

General Qiu desperately wrote a letter to guarantee with the lives of his entire family that his daughter would never do such a conciliatory thing.As a result, someone reported that the Qiu family was planning to rebel.

As a result, the general's mansion, which was extremely glorious back then, was ransacked overnight, and evidence of General Qiu's foreign connections was found.

The next day, Cui Yuanjue issued an imperial edict to punish the nine Qiu family members according to law.

All members of the Qiu family, young and old, were taken to the execution ground for execution.Concubine Shu in the palace was also sentenced to death by the emperor.The fifth prince Cui Qiu, who was only seven years old, lost all his support and no longer had the ability to compete for the treasure, so he had to go to the palace.

After Mo Qin arrived at the palace, he wanted to help the young Fifth Prince develop his own power so that he would not have the slightest ability to protect himself when facing incoming enemies in the future.According to the instructions of the system, he risked his life to find the only orphan of the Qiu family - Qiu Si, the legitimate son of the Qiu family, who is also Cui Qiu's eldest cousin.

Because Qiu Si traveled abroad all year round, he was spared the disaster of destroying his family.

After learning about the accident in the Qiu family, he cleverly hid.However, they secretly cleaned up the remaining old troops and organized them to a certain scale.

Just when he was planning to use these people to go to the capital to avenge the Qiu family, Mo Qin found him on behalf of the fifth prince.

Knowing that she still had relatives alive, Qiu Si decided to seek refuge with Cui Qiu after weighing the pros and cons, assisting him in winning the throne and rehabilitating the Qiu family and Concubine Shu.

Later, Qiu Si changed his name to Xia Mo in the capital and became the boss behind a study.Over the past few years, an intelligence network has been initially established in Beijing, which played a significant role in Cui Qiu's successful return to the palace.

Although looking at the whole thing, Mo Qin is the most critical link no matter how you look at it. If he hadn't risked his life to find out the information and proactively contacted Qiu Si, then Qiu Si would have been executed by Cui Yuanjue late because of the failed rebellion, and in It is very possible that Cui Qiu, who was helpless in the palace, was thought of by Cui Yuanjue because of the instigation of a caring person, and killed him together to eliminate future troubles forever.

However, in Qiu Si's eyes, Mo Qin was just a eunuch and nothing could be trusted.

It was natural for Mo Qin to be loyal to Cui Qiu, but Cui Qiu was not at all defensive about Mo Qin, and he cared so much about Mo Qin that he even surpassed his status as a master and servant. This was a hidden danger that violated the rules.

Therefore, Qiu Si has never liked Mo Qin very much, and always regards himself as a man in front of him, and looks down on Mo Qin, a eunuch.When we meet, we always say something secretly to him.

Mo Qin himself didn't care much about any of this.

The meaning of his life is to help the fifth prince ascend to the throne and rehabilitate Concubine Shu.

As for Qiu Si, as long as he helps Cui Qiu's great cause, he can be sarcastic as much as he likes.

Mo Qin looked down at his half-dead body through the ball of light and asked, "By the way, can I really survive this time?"

The system patted its chest and assured: "Of course it can. The subsequent plot will still need you. Even if you want to die, God will protect you. Don't worry, you won't die easily before you, a tool, have played your role."

The implication is that before the last remaining value of Moqin is squeezed out, God will mercifully keep him and not hesitate to create a little "medical miracle".

After listening to the systematic explanation, Mo Qin did not express an opinion and only smiled coldly: "Haha."

The system originally just wanted to play a joke on him, but inexplicably, it felt that the host was taking it seriously and was holding a grudge.

After they entered the world five years ago.When Mo Qin found out that the identity assigned to him by the system was actually that of a eunuch, he was immediately furious.

A month-long campaign of "bullying" was conducted against the system.Bag

Including but not limited to using the host's rights to unilaterally block the system, and threatening to report it if it dares to watch TV series and play games in the system space.

Then they froze all the points that were originally used to upgrade the system, saying that they were used to feed pigs without upgrading the system.

The system had been locked up in a dark room for more than a month. It was so boring that it was about to degrade itself. He had no choice but to bow his head to Mo Qin, fully admit his mistakes, and signed a guarantee that he would seek Mo Qin's opinion when selecting characters in any world. .

After being submissive and "ceding territory to pay compensation", he finally gained Mo Qin's preliminary forgiveness.

After this incident, the system finally understood that he must not be messed with as a host, and it would be easy for him to die with you if he was pushed into a hurry.

Therefore, whenever Mo Qin shows any sign of displeasure towards it, the system will feel a chill on its back.

The suffocating feeling of being locked up in a small dark room hit me. It can be said that I am suffering from "Moqin PTSD".

Thinking of his sad experience over the years, the system almost feels like crying - which system doesn't say wind is wind and rain is rain, directing the host in circles.It was the only one that humbled itself like this in front of Mo Qin.Is there a worse system in the world? !

In fact, if Mo Qin knew what it was thinking, he would definitely roll his eyes with contempt, and then say speechlessly: "As long as you can be of some use, you won't be such a waste. If you can really say that the wind is wind and the rain is rain, Don't tell me I'll treat you well. If you tell me something, I won't do anything to you. But can you? In addition to being able to drive without pain, your grasp of the plot is infinitely close to zero. It's so systematic, it's simply embarrassing."

Three days later, Mo Qin finally woke up.

He opened his eyes tiredly and saw the young prince sitting in front of the bed with his arms close to his.

The 12-year-old boy was sitting on a horse, lying on the edge of the bed in an extremely uncomfortable position and sleeping with his eyes closed.

His breathing was shallow and long, and there was a wrinkled book in his hand. Maybe he accidentally fell asleep while watching him read.

The young man's face is still very immature, although in front of others he either looks timid and shows off to those people, or he looks like a confident and profound adult giving advice.

But in front of Mo Qin, Cui Qiu will always be a gentle and harmless little sheep.I found a safe place where I could let go of all my vigilance and precautions and take a nap.

Mo Qin turned his head to look at him, his eyes filled with love and concern.

The young man seemed to sense something, his long and curly eyelashes trembled a few times, and he opened his sleepy eyes.

Looking up, he saw Mo Qin's clear and loving eyes.Blinking his eyes as moist as a puppy, after confirming that this was not a dream, he immediately jumped up ---

"Mo Qin, you're awake! Someone is coming! Someone is coming quickly!"

While shouting loudly, he personally picked up the tea specially prepared for him and handed it to Mo Qin's mouth. He carefully helped the person sit up and fed him to drink.

At first, Mo Qin refused in a hoarse voice: "His Royal Highness has a body of gold and jade, how can you serve me as a slave? Isn't it putting the cart before the horse?"

But the young man was determined and must serve him.Mo Qin had no choice but to obey and drank the tea in the cup.

The maids and eunuchs who came in this time were all familiar faces.Some of them were secret guards trained by Qiu Si, and the rest were people they had recruited in the palace, and they were all trustworthy.

Cui Qiu called one of them and said, "Qiulian, come and show him."

Qiulian immediately stepped forward and carefully felt Mo Qin's pulse.

Finally, he said: "Eunuch Mo's life is no longer serious, but there is still some residual poison in his body. He can be cured by taking the prescription prescribed by Mr. Xia for another month."

Qiu Lian's master was from Yaowang Valley and had superb medical skills, so Cui Qiu believed in him.

After hearing what she said, he quickly asked someone to prepare medicine for Mo Qin.Then he ordered them to bring in the charcoal basin.

The autumn in the capital is already a bit cold. Mo Qin is ill and must not come out in the cold again.

Everyone in the side hall was busy and busy, and they were all assigned work by him.Soon, he and Mo Qin were the only two people left in the room.

Cui Qiu took Mo Qin's thin white hand, stroked the callus on it, and said: "Why are you so stupid? You know that the assassin's blade is probably coated with poison, but you still block it for me. It's not like you don't have the skills to do anything with me." You know, nothing will happen to you. But you, half of your feet have stepped into the gate of hell." There was worry and blame in his eyes.

A gentle smile appeared on Mo Qin's pale face: "It is precisely because I know that the assassin's intentions are harmful to His Highness that I will resist him with all my strength. Besides, it is not appropriate for the palace people to know that Your Highness knows martial arts."

"His Royal Highness has a body of gold and jade. If he is injured by an assassin, the slave will really be punished. There must be no chance. As long as the assassin hurts someone, there will be an explanation and he will not insist on assassinating you anymore. As for me , You are too lucky to die. I haven’t seen His Highness’s great achievements yet, even if the black and white impermanence comes, I can’t pull the servant away.”

His wise words succeeded in making Cui Qiu smile a little.

"Moqin, show me your wound again."

Mo Qin was injured in the abdomen, but fortunately it did not penetrate deep into his internal organs, but the poison from Peacock Feather also killed him.

Qiu Lian had just taken off the gauze and looked at the wound. Although the bleeding had stopped, she also applied medicine.But the large area of ​​purple-brown skin is still shocking.

Mo Qin subconsciously refused: "The slave's body is too vulgar and may stain His Highness's eyes..."

Cui Qiu immediately put a finger in front of his lips to stop his words.

"Mo Qin, don't say that. Don't you understand? To me, you are my relative, the only person I can fully trust. So, you don't have to belittle yourself in front of me, otherwise I will feel bad after hearing it. .”

The young man's eyes were so sincere and sincere that Mo Qin couldn't bear to say anything else.

He lifted up the quilt and pulled up his middle coat, completely revealing the white cloth wrapped around his abdomen.A large area centered on the wound oozed purple-black color, looking like completely decayed wood, without any trace of what human skin should look like.

After Cui Qiu looked at it carefully for a while, a layer of water gradually appeared in his eyes.

His eyes shone like glass, and he took a long time to look away from the unbearable wounds, and solemnly said to Mo Qin: "You have treated me like this, and I will never repay you in this life."